Exhibition: The Impressionists in Dieppe

“Dieppe is a wonderful place for a painter who likes life, movement and colour.” Camille Pissarro, 1902

In the 1820s Dieppe became one of France’s premier swimming resorts. In the following decades the town became very popular with artists, particularly painters, and for the impressionists Dieppe was a gift, as the above quote from Pissarro shows. The painters were attracted by the light, the wind, the sea and the air. And the town itself presented painters with varied sources of inspiration, great views of the sea from striking white cliffs, as well as the bustling activities of a busy seaside port.

As a result we have a great collection of paintings by some great artists. As part of the Normandie Impressionniste 2010 Festival the Château-Musée of Dieppe will bring together some of these paintings of Dieppe and surrounds: “Claude, Camille, Jacques-Emile, Eva et les autres … Les Impressionnistes à Dieppe.” Besides the well-known Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, Paul Gaugin and Auguste Renoir, other artists also on display will be Eugène Boudin, Alfred Sisley, Jacques-Emile Blanche and Eva Gonzalès; with paintings of the sea and the country, Dieppe and other nearby rural villages such as Pourville and Varengeville.

Exhibition Dates: 27 June – 27 September 2010
Venu: Château-Musée, Rue de Chastes, Dieppe